Comedy Romance
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two people meet, banter with each other, but despite an attraction obvious to the audience do not become romantically involved because of some internal factor (on the surface, they do not like each other) or an external barrier (one is romantically involved with another person, for instance). At some point, after various comic scenes, they are parted for some reason. One partner or the other then realises that they are perfect for each other, and (often after some spectacular effort, sometimes termed the Grand Gesture, and/or incredible coincidence) they meet again, they declare undying love for each other, and disappear off into the sunset together.
Of course, there are innumerable variations on this basic plotline. It is not even essential for the two lead characters to end up in each other's arms: "My Best Friend's Wedding" (pictured) is a good example.
Only "Romantic Comedies" can be scrolled below. "Romance", "Romantic Dramas" or "Romantic Classics" sections may also prove fruitful.
Better Than Chocolate (1999)
6.1/10
Director: Anne Wheeler
Starring: Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Wendy Crewson
Karyn Dwyer and Christina Cox star as Maggie and Kim in this sweet and energetic lesbian love story. Maggie has flunked out of law school and is worki... Read more
Bewitched (2005)
4.8/10
Director: Nora Ephron
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman
In an updated version of the classic '60s series, Nicole Kidman is a real witch who ends up getting cast as the new Samantha. Will Ferrell is Jack Wya... Read more
Big Stone Gap (2014)
5.7/10
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Judith Ivey, John Benjamin Hickey,...
In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever cha... Read more
Birthday Girl (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Jez Butterworth
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz
Unlucky in love, British bank clerk Ben Chaplin decides to order a bride from Russia through an online service. What he gets is Nicole Kidman, a gorge... Read more
Blast From The Past (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Walken, Dave Foley
After spending his entire 35 years in the elaborate underground bomb shelter his parents retreated into during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Brendan... Read more
Blind Date (1987)
5.9/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kim Basinger, John Larroquette
Bruce Willis makes his starring feature film debut as a serious, corporate-minded young man who makes the mistake of accepting a blind date with Kim B... Read more
Blind Date (2015)
6.6/10
Director: Clovis Cornillac
Starring: Clovis Cornillac, Melanie Bernier, Lilou Fogli, Philippe Duquesne
Aka "Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément!" When a young pianist moves in to a new apartment, she discovers that the walls are so thin, she and her neighbour... Read more
Bob the Butler (2005)
5.7/10
Director: Gary Sinyor
Starring: Tom Green, Brooke Shields, Simon Callow, Genevieve Buechner, Benjamin B Smith, R...
Tom Green cleans up his act (hey, this is for Disney) as a bumbling fool who can't hold down a job. He's worked his way through 'A' in the phonebook... Read more
Body / Antibody (2007)
5.9/10
Director: Kerry Douglas Dye, Jordan Hoffman
Starring: Robert Gomes, Leslie Kendall Dye, Frank Deal, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Antony Hago...
Kip Polyard suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and hasn't left his apartment in 10 months; but now the seductive Celine has moved in next door... Read more
Bonjour Timothy (1995)
6.1/10
Director: Wayne Tourell
Starring: Sabine Karsenti, Sylvia Rands, Dean O'Gorman, Sydney Jackson, Angela Bloomfield
A college student, Timothy (Dean O'Gorman), and his family are awaiting the arrival of Michele, a French-Canadian male exchange student. Turns out, Mi... Read more